Are dual-boot phones the most useless innovation ever?

15

Mar

2014

Now that we know both Microsoft and Google are working to stop OEMs from releasing dual-boot devices that combine Windows Phone and Android, maybe we should thank them. Ars Technica’s Peter Bright makes a compelling case that while it may sound cool to have two platforms running on one mobile device, in the real world such devices are a complete mess that will only frustrate and confound most users. “Wouldn’t the smartphone experience just be so much better if it had two entirely different sets of apps?” Bright asks sarcastically. “Apps that couldn’t talk to each other, didn’t even acknowledge each other’s existence? Apps that burn up the already limited smartphone storage? And who doesn’t relish the opportunity to reboot their